Derrick Thomas

Total tackles:	641
Sacks:	126.5
Safeties:	3
Forced fumbles:	41
Fumble recoveries:	19
Interceptions:	1
Defensive touchdowns:	4

Derrick Thomas
	Thomas with the Chiefs
No. 58
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	January 1, 1967; Miami, Florida, U.S.
Died:	February 8, 2000 (aged 33); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	South Miami ; (Miami, Florida)
College:	Alabama (1985–1988)
NFL draft:	1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
	Kansas City Chiefs (1989–1999);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1989); NFL Man of the Year (1993); 2× First-team All-Pro (1990, 1991); 3× Second-team All-Pro (1993, 1994, 1996); 9× Pro Bowl (1989–1997); NFL sacks leader (1990); 2× NFL forced fumbles leader (1990, 1992); NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989); "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award (1995); Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame; Kansas City Chiefs No. 58 retired; Butkus Award (1988); Unanimous All-American (1988); 2× First-team All-SEC (1987, 1988); NFL record Most sacks in a game: 7;
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	641
Sacks:	126.5
Safeties:	3
Forced fumbles:	41
Fumble recoveries:	19
Interceptions:	1
Defensive touchdowns:	4
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Derrick Vincent Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000), nicknamed "D. T.", was an American football linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Considered one of the greatest pass rushers of all time, he played 11 seasons with the Chiefs until his death in 2000. Thomas played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he won the Butkus Award, and was selected fourth overall by Kansas City in the 1989 NFL draft. During his career, he received nine Pro Bowl and two first-team All-Pro selections, and set the single-game sacks record.

After the Chiefs' 1999 season, Thomas died of a pulmonary embolism following being injured in a car crash. He was posthumously inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

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